Discharqe and waste pipe protector



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W. W. GAGE.

DISCHARGE AND WASTE PIPE 'PROTEUTOR.

Patented Mar. 3, 1885.

\VELLESLEY XV. GAGE, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

DISCHARGE AND WASTE PlPE PROTECTOR.

EPECIFEGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,068, dated March 3,1885.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WnLLEsLEY W. GAGE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Yonkers, in the county of NVest chester and theState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDischarge and Waste Pipe Protectors, of

which. the following is a specification, reference being therein had tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved method for keeping discharge andwaste pipes free from obstructions and clogging by reason of thedischarge of fibrous and other solid matter into said pipes.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby all fibrous,solid, and other non-liquid substances are prevented from enteringdischarge or waste pipes of lavatory and other basins, and also thewastepipes of bath-tubs, wash-tubs, &c.; and it consists of the noveldevices and combination hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a sectional view of alavatory-basin and discharge-pipe, showing the pipe open for thedischarge of water or other liquids; Fig. 2, a similar view with theplug or stopper in place; Fig. 3, a plan of coiled wire forming andpresenting a flat, concave, or convex surface, with more or less spacebetween the coils; Fig. 4, a front elevation of said coils connected bya spiral spring, all constructed of an unbroken piece of wire, thespring being formed by the elongation of the outer coil of the surfacesformed'as aforesaid, so as to be automatically held or kept in position.

A represents a lZLVZLtOIYbHSID provided with discharge-pipe a andcrossbars I), now in use to prevent the dischargeofnon-1iqu1dsubstances.B represents coiled wire, the coils more or less separated, so as topermitwater or other liquids to flow between the 0011s of a su1tablesize, and so constructd as to form and present a flat, concave, orconvex surface, theconnecting spiral spring 0 and sa d coiled wire Bbeing made of the same continuous piece of wire,placed within thediSChZLIgBPIPG a,w1th one coiled surface resting upon the cross-bars b,before referred to, connected with the spiral spring 0, which supportsthe coiled surface 13 at'the upper end of said spring. These lastnamedparts are so arranged that when the stopper 0 is removed from the mouthof the discharge-pipe the coiled surface Bis automatically adjusted andbrought flush with the mouth of said dischargepipe, as shown in Fig. 1,and thus collects all fibrous and other nonliquid substances which wouldclog the pipe. WVhen the stopper 0 is placed in the dischargepipe, thespiral spring 0 is compressed, and the parts occupy the position shownin Fig. 2, the spring being of such strength and elasticity that it willserve to force the coiled wire B to the surface, as shown in Fig. 1,when the stopper is removed, but not of sufficient strength to force thestopper out of the discharge-pipe.

By the arrangement of these various parts as described all fibrous andother non-liquid substances are prevented from entering thedischarge-pipes, and may be readily removed, and thereby all troublearising from the stopping or clogging of the discharge -pipes isprevented.

Having thus fully described my invention,

'what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the wastepipe of a lavatory-basin, bath-tub, orother basin, of two surfaces, each forming a circle, and composed ofseveral coils of wire, in combination with a spiral spring connectingsaid coiledwire surfaces, all constructed of a continuous piece of wireplaced within said pipe, by means of which all non-liquid substances areexcluded from said pipe as set forth.

2. Ina lavatory-basin, bathtub, wash-tub, or other basin having adischarge or waste pipe, a coiled-wire flat, concave, or convex surfacecomposed of several coils, forming a circle, inserted within thedischarge or waste pipe thereof, in combination with a connecting spiralspring being constructed of a con tinuous and unbroken piece-of wire, asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub- 10o scribing witnesses.

WELLESLEY W. GAGE.

\Vitnesses:

DANIEL E. DELAVAN, WAR-Run W. Fosrnn.

